Naples Depot celebrates grand re-opening

The historic Naples Depot train station reopened permanently on Saturday. The train station was built in 1927 and served Naples until 1971. It was closed for nearly five years while undergoing a massive reconstruction. Photo Gary Jung

Werner Baumgartner engineers the toy train that circles the Depot. The historic Naples Depot train station reopened permanently on Saturday. The train station was built in 1927 and served Naples until 1971. It was closed for nearly five years while undergoing a massive reconstruction. Photo Gary Jung

The historic Naples Depot train station reopened permanently on Saturday. The train station was built in 1927 and served Naples until 1971. It was closed for nearly five years while undergoing a massive reconstruction. Photo Gary Jung

The historic Naples Depot train station reopened permanently on Saturday. The train station was built in 1927 and served Naples until 1971. It was closed for nearly five years while undergoing a massive reconstruction. Photo Gary Jung

Ralph Laventer a pert time resident from London and a history buff was looking forward to the museum reopening. The historic Naples Depot train station reopened permanently on Saturday. The train station was built in 1927 and served Naples until 1971. It was closed for nearly five years while undergoing a massive reconstruction. Photo Gary Jung

The historic Naples Depot train station reopened permanently on Saturday. The train station was built in 1927 and served Naples until 1971. It was closed for nearly five years while undergoing a massive reconstruction. Photo Gary Jung

The historic Naples Depot train station reopened permanently on Saturday. The train station was built in 1927 and served Naples until 1971. It was closed for nearly five years while undergoing a massive reconstruction. Photo Gary Jung

Jan Battles, visiting from Chicago, looks over historic memorabilia at the newly reopened Depot. The historic Naples Depot train station reopened permanently on Saturday. The train station was built in 1927 and served Naples until 1971. It was closed for nearly five years while undergoing a massive reconstruction. Photo Gary Jung

Werner Baumgartner engineers the toy train that circles the Depot. The historic Naples Depot train station reopened permanently on Saturday. The train station was built in 1927 and served Naples until 1971. It was closed for nearly five years while undergoing a massive reconstruction. Photo Gary Jung

Zach Sonneborn 5 of Naples has been visting the Depot since he was one year old and was excited to see the renovated museum. The historic Naples Depot train station reopened permanently on Saturday. The train station was built in 1927 and served Naples until 1971. It was closed for nearly five years while undergoing a massive reconstruction. Photo Gary Jung

Rosemary and Joseph Shaughnessy part time residents from St. Louis look over the historic train memorabilia at the reopened Depot. The historic Naples Depot train station reopened permanently on Saturday. The train station was built in 1927 and served Naples until 1971. It was closed for nearly five years while undergoing a massive reconstruction. Photo Gary Jung

Train memorabilia is housed in the stationmasters office. The historic Naples Depot train station reopened permanently on Saturday. The train station was built in 1927 and served Naples until 1971. It was closed for nearly five years while undergoing a massive reconstruction. Photo Gary Jung

The historic Naples Depot train station reopened permanently on Saturday. The train station was built in 1927 and served Naples until 1971. It was closed for nearly five years while undergoing a massive reconstruction. Photo Gary Jung

The historic Naples Depot train station reopened permanently on Saturday. The train station was built in 1927 and served Naples until 1971. It was closed for nearly five years while undergoing a massive reconstruction. Photo Gary Jung

The historic Naples Depot train station reopened permanently on Saturday. The train station was built in 1927 and served Naples until 1971. It was closed for nearly five years while undergoing a massive reconstruction. Photo Gary Jung